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I came across an article recently about Thanksgiving in the 1930s thanks to journalist Julie Chang. She notes  that, for those who could not afford to dine in an elegant hotel or club, making recip…

Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security.

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August, 1917      Not All Memorials are Monumental– The Red Poppy He called himself Andy. He was an American Army captain from southwestern Virginia on a journey in the French countryside. Wh…

Public broadcasting provides Americans with access to local news, educational programming, and independent journalism without corporate and political influence. Public broadcasters like PBS and NPR ar...

Celebrating grassroots environmental leaders who take significant action for our planet.

Today, I have a message for our Canadian neighbors.

Grant recipients have been told that funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities would be redirected to furthering “the president’s agenda.”

I just took action to oppose the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities! Join me and take action here.

In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...

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Set in upper-class, patriarchal Louisiana society, ‘The Awakening’ by Kate Chopin is one of the first works of feminist literature in American history. So many of the themes, sentiments, and struggles depicted in this book read as if they could have been written today. But they weren’t. The novel was written in 1899, forcing the reader to confront how much has really changed (or not) for American women in 126 years. Columbia University’s Rachel Adams, who wrote a foreword for an edition to the book, and Erin Entrada Kelly, a Louisiana native and award-winning author, both say that American women’s inability “to win” as a wife, mother, and individual are very much the same.

Friday night, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (who is black) and the Navy's top admiral (who is female) were fired, along with the most senior Judge Advocates General (JAGS) for the Army, Navy, ...

“We are not going to be held ransom by some birds that are, quite frankly, disgusting,” he said.

In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."